Collar turning and ironing machine



No. 608,720. Patehted Au 9, 1898.

w. c. SHAW. BULLAW TUBEHNG AND IBUNING MACHINE.

(Application filed Dec. 17, 1895.)

A'IENI Urricn.

WILLIAM C. SHAWV, OF ERIE,'PENNSYLVANI-A.

Q COLLAR TURNING AND IRONING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 608,720, dated August 9, 1898. Application filed December 17,1895. Serial No. 572,449. (No model!) T0 (0% whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I,WILLIAM O. SHAw,a citizen of the United States, residing at the city of Erie, in the county of Erie and Stateof Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and usef ul Improvements in Collar Turning and Ironin g Machines; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, forming part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in collar turning and ironing machines, and embodies mechanism for turning the rolls of turn-down collars and for turning the tips and finishing the edge of stand-up collars; and it consists,substantially,of a vertical semicircular plate, over which the collars are turned, and grooved sad-irons adapted to move in the arcs of circles over said semicircular plate for ironing the turns of the collars thereon. Heating devices are also provided, upon which the sad-irons rest when not in use.

In the accompanying drawings, illustrating my invention, Figure l is a top or plan View of my improved collar-ironing machine. Fig. 2 is a side view of the same, partially in elevation and partially in section. Fig. 3 is a central vertical section of the same.

In this construction A is the base of the frame, and B B are hollow upright standards secured to the rear corners thereof, each of which is provided with a heating-plate b at the top thereof. In each of these standards there is a gas-burner C, the flame from which impinges against the under side of the heating-plate b, as and for the purpose hereinafter set forth. Centrally upon the base A is secured an upright post D, to which is secured by suitable arms cl (Z a vertical semicircular plate E, over the upper edge of which a collar or collar-tip may be turned.

To the top'of the post D are pivoted two arms F F, having operating-handles F thereon, each of which arms is provided with a sadiron f, which when not in use normally rests upon the heating-plates I). These sad-irons f are each provided with a groove f, adapted to fit over the upper edge of the plate E and be manner it is dampened on the line upon which it is to be turned and then turned over the edge of the semicircular plate E. The operator then passes one of the grooved sad-irons f back and forth over the edge of the turn in the collar upon the edge of the plate E until it is ironed dry.

In the operation of ironing a standnp collar after it has been ironed flat in the usual manner the lines on which the tips thereof are to be folded are dampened, and the tips are then bent over the edge of the curved plate E and ironed down by passing one of the grooved sad-irons f thereover until they are ironed dry.

Having thus fully described my invention, so as to enable others to construct and operate the same, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

1. In a collar turning and ironing machine, the combination of a curved flange-shaped former, over which the collar is folded and curved into proper shape for wear, a grooved iron arranged opposite the former, and means for moving the grooved iron into engagement with the former and for moving one of said parts upon the other,substantially as set forth.

2. In a collar turning and ironing machine, the combination of a curved ironing bed adapted to support a collar at its bend or foldline, radially-operating levers carrying irons with grooves in their faces wider than the collar-supporting edge of such ironing-bed, and adapted to engage the fold line of the collar thereon, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. In a collar turning and ironing machine,

the combination of a base, a central standard on said base, radially-operating levers on said standard, irons on the free ends of said levers and having grooves in their bottom faces, heaters on said base for supporting and heating said irons, and an ironing-bed having a curved edge narrower than the grooves in the irons, and adapted to support a collar at the irons secured to said levers so as to be moved turn'edover edge, so that when the irons are brought around over said ironing-bed, the grooves in such irons will operate over the bended edge of the collar, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

4. In a collar turning and ironing machine, the combination of a base, a vertical semicircular plate or former over Which a collar may be turned, supported by said base, a standard on said base at the center of said semicircular plate levers pivoted on said standard,

around over the upper edge of said plate or former, and heaters secured to said base at I 5 the rear of the ends of said semicircular plate or former, substantially as and for the purpose set. forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

VILLIAM C. SHAXV. WVitnesses:

FRED EINFELDT, O. B. HAYES. 

